Day in Photos: April 5, 2012

Young Afghan miners take a rest at a coal mine in Samangan province, north of Kabul. Afghanistan is believed to have mineral reserves worth as much as $3 trillion which could theoretically generate billions of dollars in tax revenue for the troubled country.

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Spanish legionnaires carry a statue of the Christ of Mena inside a church during a ceremony before they take part in Mena brotherhood procession during the Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain. Hundreds of Easter processions take place round-the-clock during the Holy Week in Spain, drawing thousands of visitors.

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Visitors take pictures in Gucun Park as people flock to see the cherry blossoms in Shanghai. Thousands of visitors are expected in the park during the one-month cherry blossom season.

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A photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows 77-year-old serial killer Charles Manson. Manson will have an April 11, 2012 parole hearing in California.

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Kremlin guards march near the Tomb of Unknown soldier, beside Moscow’s Kremlin. Moscow was hit by a heavy snow storm and strong wind Thursday morning.

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A model displays a creation by a group of Kyrgyz designers ‘NAH’ during a Fashion Week in Bishkek.

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Palestinian security forces show their skills in front of school students during a drill in the West Bank city of Jenin.

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A man pulls his load of whicker chairs on a cart in a street in Shanghai. China’s manufacturing activity rose to the highest level in a year in March official data showed but analysts tempered enthusiasm, saying the world’s second largest economy was still slowing.

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A Bangladeshi youth rafts piles of bamboos along a waterway in Dhaka. The bamboo industry has now started to export to European and Asian markets producing non -traditional food items from areas in the Chittagong Hills. Some 45 percent of Bangladesh’s population are employed in the agriculture industry – many in the production of cereals including wheat and maize.

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A crowd of people gather to catch a glimpse of a golden snapper fish at Ghat fish market in Bangladesh. The snapper caught by fishermen in the Bay of Bengal has been sold at US$40,000 because of its rare golden color.

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Pope Benedict XVI washes the feet of a priest as he leads the Holy Thursday mass at the basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy.

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The moon is seen with the St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in the foreground in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Australia’s Anna Meares races to a world record in the women’s sprint qualifying at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Meares set the new record of 10.782 seconds during flying 200m’s event.

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Catholics carry a statue of Jesus Nazareno during a procession known as “Jesus Nazareno of the tapes” during Holy Week in Cot de Cartago. According Jorge Masis, a priest of the church, this procession, where people tie ribbons to the statue to symbolize promises they make to Jesus during Holy Week, is a tradition that dates back 50 years ago.

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A man walks through solar panels at a solar power plant under construction in Aksu, China. U.S. solar panel manufacturers are still optimistic of winning substantial duties on solar panel imports from China, despite an initial U.S. government ruling that many found surprisingly low.

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An Egyptian whirling dervish dancer performs during the Egyptian cultural week in the Iraqi northern city of Arbil.

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Sakdawut Hamsiri, 30, holds a knife against his wife Thawee Naiyanit on a street in Bangkok, Thailand. The 6-hour knifepoint hostage ended when the police used a Taser gun to electroshock and take him to the police station. Police said the man was under the influence of drugs.

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A model displays a creation by a group of Kyrgyz designers ‘NAH’ during a Fashion Week in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.